Biostats Basics A Student Handbook

BioStats Basicsprovides introductory-level biology students with a practical, accessible introduction to statistical research. Engaging and informal, the book avoids excessive theoretical and mathematical detail to focus on how core statistical methods are put to work in biology. Students are given the essentials in probability that enable skillful experiment design and the correct use of statistical tests. Everyday examples, are drawn from ecology, animal physiology, animal behavior, medicine, and other areas of biology, are used the clarify methods. The accompanying Web site, www.whfreeman.com/gould is closely integrated with the text, providing crucial tutorials (explanations of tests alongside simulations) plus data analysis tools for completing the text's exercises.Gould, Grant F. is the author of 'Biostats Basics A Student Handbook', published 2001 under ISBN 9780716734161 and ISBN 0716734168.